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Election Service
ReformAct of 2014 (with
updates)TDC Presentation
GSIS Conference Hall
Pasay City
September 6, 2014
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What is Election Service Reform
Act (ESRA)? This bill proposes non-compulsory
election service of public school
teachers
Substitute Bill to House Bills No. 444,3205, 3255 and 3514
Filed by Sen. Paolo Benigno Bam
Aquino to the Committee on ElectoralReform and Peoples Participation
(CERPP)
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Election Service under RA 6646
(Electoral Reforms Law of 1987)
BEI shall be composed of:
1 Chairman, 2 members All of whom shall be public
school teachers
Not enough public school
teachers? (Private, civilservice , any citizen)
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Election service under ESRA
(Section 3) 1. Public school teachers2. Private school teachers
3. National Government Employees:
a. DepEd Non-Teaching Personnel
b. Other national government officialsand employees
c. PNP, peace and order issues
4. Members of Commission-accredited
citizens arms and other CSOs and NGOs5. Any citizen of known probity and
competence
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Refusal to Render Election
Service (Section 4)A public school teacher
may refuse from rendering
election service on thefollowing grounds:
Health
Age
Security concerns
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Honoraria and Allowance (Section
5)ChairpersonP 6,000
MembersP 5,000
DepEd Supervisor OfficialP5,000
Support staffP 4,000
Travel allowance - P1,000.00
**Such honoraria and allowances shall be
paid not more than fifteen (15) days after thedate of election
***Amounts are subject to COMELECs
review in consultation with DepEd every three
(3) years
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Other Benefits (Secs. 6-9)
Service Creditminimum of five (5) days to allgovernment officials and employees serving asBEIs (Section 6)
Death Benefits
P 500,000(par. a, Section 7)
Medical Benefitsamount to be determined byCOMELEC (par. b, Section 7)
Legal Assistance (Section 8)
Indemnification (Section 9)
***The Commission shall establish a special trust fund for medical
assistance, death benefits, legal assistance and indemnification as
provided under this Act (Section 12)
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PenaltiesAny person who makes or causes the
delay in the payment of the honoraria
and allowances due persons rendering
election service beyond the prescribedperiod of fifteen (15) days from the date
of election shall be liable of an
ELECTION OFFENSE.
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Project Teacher
Updates
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After the 2013 Barangay Elections
House Bills were filed by Rep. Antonio Tinio, Rep.
Regina Ongsiako-Reyes, Rep. Leni Robredo and
Rep. Eric Olivarez and Rep. Santiago
All of the bills were about NON-COMPULSORY
election service for public school teachers with
provisions for legal indemnification, hospital and
death benefits, mandatory insurance and minimum
compensation
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At the House of Representatives
Approval of Committee on
Appropriations (5 August 2014)
Approval of the Committee on
Suffrage and Electoral
Reforms Committee report
(Subject to Comm. on Appro
Report)
11 March 2014
Committee HearingsTWG Hearings
(December 2013March
2014)
House Bills were filed (Nov. 18-
December 2013)
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Whats NextHouse of Representatives:
Plenary Vote (2ndReading)
Senate:
Committee Report on the Bill;
more champion-senators to file
the bill
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